The King's Court

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LATE GAME HEROICS LIFT SEATTLE
Two late home runs set up Cishek to close the game

Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Apr 5, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle (1-1)	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	10	1
Texas (1-1)	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	9	0
W: Tony Zych (1-0) L: Tony Barnette (0-1) S: Steve Cishek (1)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aoki, LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.143
Martin, CF	3	0	2	2	1	0	.286
Cruz, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.429
Seager, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.250
Gutierrez, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.143
Cano, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.143
Lee, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286
Iannetta, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Marte, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.286
TOTALS	34	4	10	4	2	5
BATTING 2B: N. Aoki (1) HR: K. Seager (1), F. Gutierrez (1) RBI: K. Seager (1), L. Martin 2 (2), F. Gutierrez (1)
BASERUNNING CS: L. Martin 2 (2)
FIELDING E: L. Martin (1)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
H. Iwakuma	5.1	9	3	3	1	3	5.06
T. Zych (W, 1-0)	2.2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
S. Cishek (S,1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	9	3	3	3	5
PITCHING WP: H. Iwakuma (1)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
DeShields Jr., CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Odor, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Beltre, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.429
Moreland, DH	4	1	3	0	0	0	.500
Fielder, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Choo, RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.286
Desmond, LF	3	2	1	0	1	1	.167
Andrus, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.333
Holaday, C	2	0	1	2	0	0	.400
TOTALS	31	3	9	3	3	5
BATTING 2B: M. Moreland (1) RBI: S. Choo (5), B. Holaday 2 (2) SF: B. Holaday GIDP: P. Fielder, M. Moreland, R. Odor

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Perez	6.0	5	3	3	1	4	4.50
S. Dyson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
T. Wilhelmsen	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00
T. Barnette (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	9.00
TOTALS	9.0	10	4	4	2	5

Kyle Seager hits a home run in the 7th inning to tie up the game


Franklin Gutierrez hits his first home run of the year that gives Seattle the lead


Steve Cishek strikes out two and gets his first save of the year

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RANGERS DEMOLISH MARINERS TO TAKE RUBBER GAME
Derek Holland pitches a complete game shutout to preserve the Texas lead

Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
Apr 6, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle (1-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Texas (2-1)	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	X	7	10	0
W: Derek Holland (1-0) L: Taijuan Walker (0-1)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aoki, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Martin, CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.200
Cruz, DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	.455
Seager, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Gutierrez, RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.200
Cano, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.182
Lee, 1B	2	0	1	0	2	0	.333
Iannetta, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Marte, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.300
TOTALS	30	0	7	0	4	1
BATTING GIDP: K. Seager, R. Cano 2
FIELDING E: D. Lee (1)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
T. Walker (L, 0-1)	4.2	9	7	2	0	6	3.86
V. Nuno	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
J. Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	10	7	2	0	9

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
DeShields Jr., CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.091
Odor, 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	.273
Beltre, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Moreland, DH	4	2	2	1	0	1	.500
Fielder, 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	.200
Choo, RF	4	1	2	1	0	2	.364
Desmond, LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.200
Andrus, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.300
Holaday, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250
TOTALS	35	7	10	7	0	9
BATTING 2B: P. Fielder (1), I. Desmond (1) RBI: S. Choo (6), P. Fielder 3 (3), M. Moreland (1), I. Desmond 2 (2)
BASERUNNING SB: D. DeShields Jr. (1), E. Andrus (1)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Holland (W, 1-0)	9.0	7	0	0	4	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	4	1
PITCHING WP: D. Holland 2 (2)

Adrian Beltre makes a nice grab early on, Beltre made several great grabs like this throughout the series


Prince Fielder had a great game despite a slow series and really gave the Rangers momentum early


Derek Holland really did his best to get the Mariners to hit into outs

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SEATTLE OPENS FIRST HOME GAME WITH WIN
Robinson Cano has great game to help lead the Mariners to another win

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Apr 8, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (1-4)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	5	13	0
Seattle (2-2)	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	X	7	16	0
W: Nate Karns (1-0) L: Eric Surkamp (0-1) S: Steve Cishek (2)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Burns, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.364
Semien, SS	5	0	2	1	0	1	.286
Davis, LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.222
Valencia, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	2	.250
Vogt, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	.375
Canha, DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	.364
Reddick, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Alonso, 1B	3	1	2	3	1	0	.333
Lowrie, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.313
Butler, PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
TOTALS	38	5	13	5	1	9
BATTING 2B: B. Burns (1), K. Davis (1), M. Semien (1) HR: Y. Alonso (1) RBI: D. Valencia (2), Y. Alonso 3 (4), M. Semien (3) GIDP: S. Vogt, M. Semien
FIELDING PB: C. Crisp (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
E. Surkamp (L, 0-1)	4.2	10	5	5	2	3	9.64
L. Hendriks	1.1	4	1	1	0	1	6.75
F. Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
M. Rzepczynski	0.1	2	1	0	1	0	7.71
R. Madson	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	16	7	6	5	6

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aoki, LF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.200
Martin, CF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.286
Cruz, DH	5	1	2	1	0	0	.437
Seager, 3B	5	0	2	0	0	0	.294
Gutierrez, RF	5	1	2	0	0	3	.267
Cano, 2B	4	2	2	2	1	1	.267
Lee, 1B	4	1	1	2	1	1	.308
Iannetta, C	3	0	2	1	1	1	.154
Marte, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286
TOTALS	38	7	16	6	5	6
BATTING 2B: N. Cruz 2 (2) HR: R. Cano (1), D. Lee (1) RBI: R. Cano 2 (2), N. Cruz (1), C. Iannetta (1), D. Lee 2 (2)
BASERUNNING SB: L. Martin 2 (2)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
N. Karns (W, 1-0)	7.0	9	4	4	1	7	5.14
N. Vincent (H, 1)	0.2	3	1	1	0	2	13.50
J. Benoit (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
S. Cishek (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	13	5	5	1	9

Cano belts his first home run of the season to start off a 3 run 5th inning


The first homerun of Dae-ho Lee's career came in his fourth game and the first one at Safeco Field


Nate Karns tips his hat to the sold out crowd after a good start that ended up withering at the end

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We are all caught up after the next post. I decided to change the layout a little and add some story elements in. It gives some life to the franchise. Instead of just having stats and pictures. I hope you guys enjoy.

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Billy Butler Goes Off Against Seattle
The Athletics pounded out 15 hits on their way to tie up the series 1-1

Seattle, WA -- Despite an early start by the Seattle Mariners, Billy Butler and the rest of the Athletics picked up 15 hits over the course of the game on their way to victory. That hit parade carried the Athletics to a slim 4-3 victory against the Mariners with Sonny Gray picking up his first victory of the year. Wade Miley pitched a decent game but it wasn't enough. He gave up 10 hits over 6 innings of work and 4 runs crossed the plate during that time.

Leonys Martin raised his batting average after going 2-4 during the game and scoring a run. He also picked up two more stolen bases to bring his total to four for the season. The stolen bases are a good sign for Martin after he was caught stealing in his first two attempts of the season. Also making an impact was Robinson Cano. Cano seemed to pick up the pace after a slow start to the season. Cano was making great plays in the field at second base and also went 1-2 hitting with two base on balls. Other notables were Nori Aoki getting his first home run of the year in the seventh inning and Steve Clevenger getting a double in his first start behind the plate.

Wade Miley started off well for the Mariners going three innings without giving up a run. However after that things slowly started to unravel and he ended up with four earned runs on ten hits. Joel Peralta and Joaquin Beniot both entered the game in relief and despite giving up 5 combined hits managed to not give up any earned runs.

The Mariners close out another series on Sunday against the Athletics. First pitch is at 1:10 and will feature Rich Hill (0-0, 8.0 IP, 14 SP, 0.00 ERA) and Felix Hernandez (0-1, 5.0 IP, 6 SO, 9.00 ERA) in the rubber match.

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Apr 9, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-4)	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	15	0
Seattle (2-3)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	0
W: Sonny Gray (1-0) L: Wade Miley (0-1) S: Sean Doolittle (2)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Burns, CF	5	0	3	0	0	0	.437
Semien, SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	.231
Davis, LF	4	1	3	1	0	0	.318
Valencia, 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250
Canha, DH	5	1	2	1	0	1	.370
Reddick, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.208
Butler, 1B	4	1	3	2	0	1	.385
Lowrie, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Phegley, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	.231
TOTALS	39	4	15	4	1	7
BATTING 2B: B. Burns (2), K. Davis (2), J. Phegley 2 (2), M. Canha (2) HR: B. Butler (1) RBI: K. Davis (1), B. Butler 2 (2), M. Canha (5) SF: K. Davis GIDP: J. Phegley
BASERUNNING CS: J. Phgeley (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
S. Gray (W, 1-0)	6.0	6	3	3	2	3	6.55
J. Axford (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	15.43
M. Rzepczynski (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.40
S. Doolittle (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
TOTALS	9.0	7	3	3	2	6
PITCHING WP: S. Gray (2), J. Axford (1)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Martin, CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.333
Seager, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
Cruz, DH	4	0	0	1	0	0	.350
Lind, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cano, 2B	2	0	1	0	2	1	.294
Gutierrez, RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.211
Aoki, LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.211
Clevenger, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Marte, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.278
TOTALS	34	3	7	2	2	6
BATTING 2B: K. Seager (1), S. Clevenger (1) HR: N. Aoki (1) RBI: N. Aoki (1), N. Cruz (2)
BASERUNNING SB: L. Martin 2 (4)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Miley (L, 0-1)	6.0	10	4	4	0	4	6.00
J. Peralta	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
J. Beniot	1.0	3	0	0	1	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	15	4	4	1	7

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Hernandez Wins First Game With Shutout
The Mariners pound 13 hits and 10 cross the plate to back up King Felix

Seattle, WA -- The Mariners continued to float around the .500 mark after a great performance by Felix Hernandez. Felix pitched a complete game shutout and got some great back up by his offense to be able to cruise easily to his first win on the season. Pitcher Rich Hill threw 40 pitches in the first inning and gave up six runs before he was pulled in the second inning after giving up another two runs.

The Mariners had a great game offense wise and we saw some guys break out who have started off slow this season. Chris Iannetta went 2-4 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs. Those were his first two home runs of the season. Kyle Seager also added his second home run of the season. Seager finished the day 2-3 from behind the plate with a double in addition to his home run. The only Mariner to really struggle was Dae-Ho Lee who went 0-4 on the day and struck out twice. Leonis Martin added another stolen base to bring his season total to five.

There isn't much else to be said about King Felix's performance that hasn't already been said. He threw 9.0 innings of work, gave up five hits, three walks, and struck out five. He had several times where he was faced with runners in scoring position and was able to work out of the jam. The most notable was after he gave up a one out triple to Stephen Vogt. Felix then had Canha pop out to the catcher and struck out Josh Reddick on a curveball low and away. The Mariners need Felix to keep up this form if the want to have a successful season.

Following the series victory at home against Oakland, the Mariners stay at home to face the Texas Rangers. It is the fourth meeting of the teams on the year with Texas leading the season series 2-1 after winning the first series to start the season in Arlington. Derek Holland (1-0, 9.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Rangers and opposite of him will be Hisashi Iwakuma (0-0, 5.1 IP, 3 SO, 5.06 ERA) for the Mariners.

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners
Jan 10, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Seattle (3-3)	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	X	10	13	0
W: Felix Hernandez (1-1) L: Rich Hill (0-1)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Burns, CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.368
Semien, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.233
Davis, LF	2	0	1	0	2	0	.333
Valencia, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.214
Vogt, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Canha, DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.355
Reddick, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.214
Alonso, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Lowrie, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.217
TOTALS	32	0	5	0	3	5
BATTING 2B: J. Reddick (1) 3B: S. Vogt (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Hill (L, 0-1)	1.2	5	8	8	3	0	7.45
L. Hendriks	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	9.00
R. Dull	3.1	4	1	1	0	2	1.93
F. Rodriguez	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	13	10	10	3	4

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aoki, LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.208
Martin, CF	4	2	1	0	1	1	.318
Cruz, DH	3	2	1	0	1	0	.348
Seager, 3B	3	2	2	3	1	0	.333
Gutierrez, RF	4	1	3	3	0	1	.304
Cano, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286
Lee, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235
Iannetta, C	4	2	2	3	0	0	.235
Marte, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.318
TOTALS	35	10	13	9	3	4
BATTING 2B: K. Seager (2), F. Gutierrez 2 (2) HR: K. Seager (2), C. Iannetta 2 (2) RBI: K. Seager 3 (4), C. Iannetta 3 (4), F. Gutierrez 3 (4) GIDP: R. Cano, C. Iannetta
BASERUNNING SB: L. Martin (5)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
F. Hernandez (W, 1-1)	9.0	5	0	0	3	5	3.21
TOTALS	9.0	5	0	0	3	5
PITCHING WP: F. Hernandez (1)